正真正銘(しょうしんしょうめい)

しょうしんしょうめい
noun
genuine; authentic; the real thing
evaluation
1. genuine; authentic; undeniable; the real deal
Emphasizes that something is absolutely genuine and beyond any doubt. A four-character compound (四字熟語(よじじゅくご)) used for strong emphasis.
これは正真正銘(しょうしんしょうめい)の本物(ほんもの)だ。
This is the genuine article.
彼(かれ)は正真正銘(しょうしんしょうめい)のプロだ。
He is a true professional.
正真正銘(しょうしんしょうめい)の天才(てんさい)と呼(よ)ばれた音楽家(おんがくか)は、幼(おさな)いころから才能(さいのう)を見(み)せていた。
The musician called a true genius had shown talent since childhood.

A 四字熟語(よじじゅくご) (four-character idiom) meaning "absolutely genuine" or "the real deal." Literally, both 正真(しょうしん) and 正銘(しょうめい) mean "genuine" — doubling for emphatic force.

Common patterns

Functions as a の-adjective: 正真正銘(しょうしんしょうめい)の + noun.

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Slightly dramatic or literary. Often used in speech for rhetorical effect.

Related Words

Compare: 本格(ほんかく) (full-scale)
Compare: 本場物(ほんばもの) (the genuine article)
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Added 2026.3.22 19:41 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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